Ottoman Turkish Old Testament Portions (OTAKIT)

Overview

This collection contains selected Old and New Testament portions in Ottoman Turkish, including Genesis, Ruth, Psalms, Proverbs, Daniel, the Minor Prophets, the Gospels, Acts, select epistles, and Revelation. Ottoman Turkish was the literary and administrative language of the Ottoman Empire, written in Arabic script [1]. Bible translation into Ottoman Turkish was primarily driven by the British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS) and the American Bible Society (ABS) during the 19th century, producing multiple editions and portions for the Christian minorities of the empire [1][2]. The specific source edition for these portions is not identified, but they likely derive from one or more of the major 19th-century Ottoman Turkish translation efforts, including the Ali Bey/Kieffer text (1819/1827) or the Schauffler translation (1860s-1870s) [2][3].

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